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Claire Bennet vs Samantha LaRusso: Two Teenage Heroes, Two Completely Different Battles

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 Two teenage girls. Two hugely popular television franchises. Two very different ideas of what it means to survive. Claire Bennet from Heroes and Samantha LaRusso from Cobra Kai may come from completely different worlds, but their stories share more DNA than it first appears. Claire is the cheerleader who discovers that her body can regenerate from almost any injury. Sam is the daughter of Daniel LaRusso, raised in the shadow of one of cinema and television’s most recognizable martial-arts legacies. One possesses an extraordinary supernatural ability. The other has to survive with nothing more than training, determination, family support and her own ability to overcome fear. That difference makes their comparison fascinating. Claire Bennet: The Girl Who Was Never Allowed to Be Normal When Heroes introduced Claire Bennet, she initially looked like an ordinary American teenager. She was a cheerleader. She worried about school, relationships, popularity and her family. Then she dis...
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Ljubljana Hospital Secrets: How Tito Fought for His Life

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  By Titan007 Dr. Milomir Stanković, personal physician to Josip Broz Tito, was the doctor who treated the Marshal in the hospital in Ljubljana. He stood by Tito during the final days of the former leader of the SFRY. “His treatment was kept secret. My wife came by, and I couldn’t even tell her that in the morning we would have to amputate Tito’s leg. I never knew who might be listening,” Dr. Stanković began. The injections Tito needed were carried in doctors’ bags so the public wouldn’t see them. Journalists watched everything they could through the corridor windows. “On May 15, at his residence, he came out of the bathroom—showered, shaved—waiting for his injection. He watched my every move. He trusted me. At that time, I was a physician at the Military Medical Academy,” Stanković said. Stanković noticed the Marshal’s foot during physical therapy and realized it didn’t look good. “He told me that if his leg failed, he’d take matters into his own hands. When he had to go to ...
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